Lot

[lɒt] or [lɑt]

Definition

(noun.) a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; 'he bought a lot on the lake'.

(noun.) (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction.

(verb.) divide into lots, as of land, for example.

Edited by Kathleen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

(n.) Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.

(n.) The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

(n.) A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.

(n.) A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.

(n.) A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.

(n.) A prize in a lottery.

(v. t.) To allot; to sort; to portion.

Typed by Allan

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Destiny, doom, allotment, apportionment, fate.[2]. Chance, hazard, fortune, hap, haphazard.[3]. Portion, parcel, division.[4]. Piece or land.[5]. [Colloquial U. S.] Great quantity, great number.

Typist: Marion

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Chance, fortune, fate, hazard, ballot, doom

ANT:Law, provision, arrangement, disposal, design, purpose, plan, portion,allotment

Inputed by Billy

Definition

n. one's fate in the future: destiny: that which falls to any one as his fortune: that which decides by chance: a separate portion.—v.t. to allot: to separate into lots: to catalogue:—pr.p. lot′ting; pa.p. lot′ted.—Cast or Draw lots to determine an event by some arrangement of chances.

Checker: Otis

Examples

Typist: Nelda

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